Smart Rules for Smart Cities electronic resource Managing Efficient Cities in Euro-Mediterranean Countries / edited by Eleonora Riva Sanseverino, Raffaella Riva Sanseverino, Valentina Vaccaro, Gaetano Zizzo.
Material type: TextSeries: SxI - Springer for Innovation / SxI - Springer per l'InnovazionePublication details: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014Description: XI, 132 p. 10 illus. online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783319064222Subject(s): Regional planning | Sustainable development | Environmental economics | Energy | Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings) | Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning | Sustainable Development | Environmental EconomicsDDC classification: 658.26 LOC classification: T58.8Online resources: Click here to access onlineCompetitive Urban Models -- Smart Cities Atlas -- The Integration and Sharing of Resources for a New Quality of Living -- Urban Smartness: Tools and Experiences -- The Urban and Environmental Building Code as Implementation Tool -- Economic Feasibility of Measures for Energy Efficiency -- Funding Energy Efficiency Measures.
This book explores the new rules and codes that are required in order to foster the implementation of smart city technologies with a view to meeting the environmental and energy challenges posed by dynamic contemporary cities with increasing populations. In particular, it proposes a methodological approach suitable for use when devising a smart urban/building code for local administrations, taking into account the current European regulatory framework (directives and technical norms) and evaluating the economic feasibility of the suggested measures. A case study is made of a large Mediterranean city in Italy that can be regarded as a paradigm of urban evolution, where a traditional individualism poses a cultural obstacle to the emerging need to share resources. Further features include a smart cities atlas, explanation of how to create local rules for sustainable building restoration/construction, and guidance on economic evaluation of the impact of building automation and passive measures for energy efficiency. The book, which has a multidisciplinary perspective, will be of value to all who are interested in the transition to smart cities that can meet sustainable development targets.
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